Community Arts

Breaking the sound barrier

By Kacie Foster · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2005 12:27 a.m.

When Erik Nordlof was two years old, he contracted bacterial meningitis and lost his hearing. Less than a year later, his parents decided doctors should give him a cochlear implant to help him hear. Now a 19-year-old sophomore studying computer information systems, he said he doesn't consider his deafness to be a big deal. "My ears are broken, but my brain is intact," he said.

Artist draws Lewis Carroll society to Iowa

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2005 12:23 a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- In his day, Lewis Carroll was a writer, a mathematician, a photographer and a story teller. Today, the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" is an industry. Alice books are still printed 140 years later, artists keep drawing the Mad Hatter and Carroll's other fanciful characters and scholars continue producing books and papers on Carroll and his works.

Louisiana loses French flavor after hurricanes

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2005 12:22 a.m.

Southern Louisiana endures, and New Orleans is champing to rebuild, but their unique flavor is bound to fade if the French Louisianans don't return. That community faces "probably the greatest catastrophe" in its history, said David Cheramie, who directs the state's Council for the Development of French.

Kinsey Institute gallery displays animal imagery in erotic art

By Kevin Caldwell · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2005 12:21 a.m.

The Kinsey Institute invites all to view its current gallery show, "Passionate Creatures," which focuses on animal imagery in art. The gallery is filled with paintings, sculptures, drawings and artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years, all encompassing this specific imagery and displaying its many different interpretations.

Around the State

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2005 12:18 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The number of Indiana children riding in car booster seats has increased dramatically since a new state law requiring their use took effect July 1, according to a new survey.

Armed man attempts to rob Cashland Monday

By Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2005 12:17 a.m.

When an armed man approached the glass window Monday evening at Cashland, 1710 W. Third St., teller Teresa Henry had a simple goal in mind: "Not to get shot," she said. Henry did that and also prevented the man from getting away with any money. She screamed and ducked behind the counter, and the man fled the scene moments later.

Plotkin wins 2nd Big Ten accolade

By Chris Engel · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:30 a.m.

The Big Ten conference named senior midfielder Brian Plotkin its offensive player of the week Monday after the Lisle, Ill., native scored in each of the Hoosiers' two weekend games. Plotkin is the first repeat winner of the award this season, first earning the accolade Oct. 5.

Playboy comes to IU

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:30 a.m.

Lisa, a junior, and Melissa, a sophomore sit in a Bloomington hotel room wearing low cut "boob shirts," as Melissa calls them, in hopes that the next few minutes could launch them into a successful modeling career. The pair, who asked their last names not be used to protect their privacy, are auditioning for Playboy's "Girls of the Top Ten Party Schools" issue scheduled to hit newsstands in April 2006.

Elevated radon levels found in Rawles

By Kristin Huett · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:30 a.m.

Only two weeks ago, escalated levels of radon, a radioactive gas, were found on the first floor of Rawles Hall. The IU Office of Environment, Health and Safety Management received test results two weeks ago, which found the radon level to be at 4.4 picocuries per liter, just above the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's guideline for homes, which is 4.0 picocuries.

Anti-meth law limits med sales

By Kelli Claybourn · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:30 a.m.

As cold and flu season begins, Hoosiers seeking over-the-counter drugs such as Nyquil and Sudafed will notice a change in the way they obtain these drugs. As of July 1, consumers must be at least 18 years old, present valid identification and sign the Indiana State Police log book, which the pharmacist will certify, in order to purchase medicines containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine -- necessary ingredients in the production of methamphetamine, commonly known as meth. Customers will also be unable to purchase more than 100 tablets of such medicines in a week.

A hard rain's a-gonna fall

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Janosch · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:29 a.m.

Colts fans, don't say it. Don't even whisper it. I can handle the massive influx of Manning jerseys every Monday, and I can even handle all the shots at my beloved Packers (they'll still win the NFC Suck ... I mean North).

Offense returns, record falls in win

By Cordell Eddings and Cordell M. Eddings · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:28 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- High scores have returned to the Indianapolis Colts as the team woke up in the second quarter of their Monday night game to score 45 points in three quarters, beating the Rams 45-28.

Board of Aeons links students, IU administrators

By Audrie Garrison · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:18 a.m.

It was not the Residence Halls Association which initiated the push for the academic support centers in the dorms. The IU Student Association didn't research the need for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services. It wasn't even the Bloomington Faculty Council which jump-started these ideas.

Gain stamina with regular meals

By Megan George · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:11 a.m.

It's about that time of day. Exhaustion is setting in, but hours of homework fill the rest of the evening, possibly leading into the early morning hours. You reach into your fridge for an energy boost, but what's the best thing to grab?

Commission rejects national retail sales tax proposition

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:07 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's tax commission has rejected the idea of a national sales tax and has voiced strong misgivings over European-style consumption taxes, drawing complaints of timidity from critics who wanted the panel to scrap the income tax.

Family of slain Purdue student might come to U.S.

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:05 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Friends of a Purdue University graduate student found dead inside a car trunk are raising money to bring his parents to the United States from China for a visit. Dismembered remains found in August near Chicago O'Hare International Airport were identified as those of Lei He, 28, a graduate student in mechanical engineering.

Tax collections fall short for Colts stadium

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:05 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The first checks from restaurant tax collections in suburban Indianapolis counties to help pay for the new Colts stadium were smaller than expected.

DeLay avoided plea deal to save leadership job

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A Texas prosecutor offered Rep. Tom DeLay a deal to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and save his job as majority leader, but DeLay chose to fight felony charges instead, the congressman's attorney said Monday. Dick DeGuerin, DeLay's lawyer, described the offer in a letter to the prosecutor as he filed motions in Austin to dismiss felony indictments and -- barring dismissal of the case -- to seek a speedy trial.

Bloomington man helps save dying languages

By Jessica Wolfe · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:04 a.m.

As a young teenager, Indrek Park learned to play bagpipes in Estonia, a country less than half the size of Indiana with one-fifth its population. Now 34 and an IU graduate student, Park is still playing. Last week, he played his Estonian bagpipes for a sixth-grade class at Bloomington's University Elementary School because the students were studying the region in Europe where Estonia lies. The students giggled as Park finished his tunes with a loud honk from the pipes.

Avian flu threat highest in Asia, expected to spread

By Alyson Brodsy and Emma Ross · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2005 1:03 a.m.

LONDON -- Bird flu can be expected to spread to other countries, but the biggest threat of it mutating into a human virus that could kill millions across the world remains in Asia, the World Health Organization said Monday. Tests on birds from Romania confirmed the arrival of bird flu in Europe on Saturday, two days after it was verified on Europe's doorstep in the Asian part of Turkey.